I am a native of rural Idaho and was shaped by public lands, the people that manage them and the communities that depend on them. These intersecting and sometimes conflicting interests motivate my work.
I approach natural resource issues through the lenses of public policy, public administration and public finance using qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, spatial analysis and modeling, cartography, and data visualization.
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Initiatives to Advance Locally-Driven, Cross-Boundary Action: A Case Study of "A to Z" Stewardship Contracting
Using National Forests as policy laboratories, this project seeks to document the purpose, design, community benefits and lessons learned from innovations in contracting on the Colville National Forest with considerations for diffusion to other forests and regions.
The goal is to explore the ways in which this novel contracting mechanism is able to elevate place-based community values and advance USFS priorities related to low-value wood utilization, community wildfire risk reduction, recreation, and growing stewardship economies in rural communities.